Improved kiife ahd foek cleanee



No. 68,079. FATENTED AUG. 27, 1867.

B. P. HUGHSON. KNIFE AND FORK CLEANER.

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IMPRCYED KNIFE AND FORK CLEANER.

the fiqnt'ule mum]; in in flgm 3mm .itato i'nntifiating ran a; ite smnef TO ALLTWH M IT MAY CONCERN: V 1 V a w Be'it known thatgI, BENUMI'N E. Huoirson, of Cold Spring, in the county of Putnam, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Apparatusfor' Cleaning Knives, Forks, Spoons, etc.; and I'dol1ereh'y declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is-aside" elevation of anapparatus constructed according to my invention.

Figure 2 is an and elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a central vertical transverse section of the same,

Figures 4 and 5 are detached views of different portions of the same.

Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention consists in a scouring-wheel formed of a number of disks, of felt or other like material, clamped between two plates or flanges in such manner that a rotary motion being communicated to the said wheel, and the interstices between thd disks thereof being filled with any suitable seouring-powder or material, a knife or fork may be scoured or cleaned by simplypressing it inward between the aforesaid disks.

'5 The invention further consists in a novel means whereby the aforesaid interstices'may be kept constantly .aupplied with powder-or scouring material. a i

The invention further consists in a novel means whereby the, efiiciency of the apparatus in cleaning forks is materially enhanced. l p

The invention further consists in the combination of a trough with the aforesaid wheel, whereby, when desired, any suitable liquid may be employed to facilitate the, scouring .or cleaning operation.

To enable others to understand the-construction and operation of my invention, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the drawing.

A represents a semicircular trough, upon the underside of which is formed a clamp, A*,by means of which "the apparatus maybe attached when in use to a bench or table, being tightened upon such bench or table by a thumlrscrew, a. Situated transversely at the top of trough in is a shaft, B, which is furnished at one end with-a crank, 15*, and at the other with a-fiangcd nut, b: The central portion of this shaft B is made square,

and has placed upon it, within the-trough A, two circular plates, G. Also, .placed upon the said shaft, and

between the plates just mentioned, is anyldesired number of circular disks D, of felt orother like material, .whichareheld closely together by the, plates 0, which serve as flanges to support the aforesaid disks and give suiiicient solidity to the scouring-wheel C 1) thus formed. Formed transversely in the disks D, with the exceptionywhen desired, of that one walked 0, at one side of the said wheel, areone or more sepics of holes, d, and

formed in tl1e plates or flanges C, in line with the said holes d, is a correspondingmumber of openings, e, through which scouring or polishing powder or material may be passed into the holes (1. The said holes being thus filled, the outermost one, marked f, of the perforated disks 1), is turned around upon the shaft 13, so that the'series of .holes d iscoveredby those portions of the said outermost disk intermediate between the holes 'there'olihewscourin g material being thus preventedfrom escaping except into the interstices between the disks. The two central-disks indicnted'by thesupploinentary letters 9'9 are made of greater diameter than the: others, ho that their edges project beyond the circumference of the rest of the scouring-wheel, as shown in figs. 1, 2;

and 85 The flanged nut b bears agiiiu'st a sleeve, it, formed upon the adjacent plate or flangeC in such manner that hyturn ing' the said nut the plates or flanges may be tightened to compress the disks, and has secured upon it'a wheel, E, which maybe of wood and the periphery of'which is coated in any suitable manner with emery brother liirspolishing material. Secured to the outer side of this emery-wheel is a. pad, F; of semi-spherical form, made of clothes other fabric, and filled with saw-dust or other stufiing. It is designed that this pad be sprinkled or oo utod'with suitable polishingmaterialprerious to being used. I i

In usingthb apparatus, it is first attached to .abcnch or tablc, as hei'einbefore explained, and the scouring wheel, together with the emery-wheel and pad, is rotated Zby means of the crank Bf", whereupon a knife may be scoured or cleaned bytlirustiug ojr forcing it down. between the disks D. The scouring-powder escaping from the holes c1 into the interstices between the-disks and coatin g the surface thereon-is brought in frictional con tact with the knife, and thus scours the same. A forlr may be cleanedin a; similar manner by thrusting it between the disks, as just set forth, and then holding the prongs thereof astride the projecting edges of central disks, hereinbefore described, the scouring action of the said edges effectually cleaning the inner surfaces of the said prongs. In cleaning spoons the convex surface of the pad F is used for polishing the various parts of the surface of the spoon; the yielding nature of the said pad enabling it to be used to advantage in polishing the back as well as the concave surface of the bowl. When desired, water or other liquid may be placed ln'tll trough A, so as to-wet the scouring-wheel and the scouring-powder used therewith, in order to facilitate the scouring action of the aforesaid scouring-wheel.

The emery-wheel E is used for sharpening knives, the blades of the knives being held in contact therewith in any suitable position when the said wheel is rotated.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent; is-

1. The several series of transverse holesd formed in the disks D for the reception of the scouring material,

substantially as herein set forth.

2. The two central disks 9 9 having their peripheries extended beyond the circumference of the main portion of the scouring-wheel, suostantially as herein setforthfor the purpose specified.

3. The combination with the scouring-wheel, constructed asset forth, of the trough A, substantially as and for the pur ose specified.

BENJAMIN F. HUGHSON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM Humrusnrs, Jr., lsnsc FEnnIs. 

